Agile Coach

We’re Kingfisher, a team of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher and its brands – B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koçtaş – to life. We’re big, but we are eager to grow even larger and become the leading home‑improvement company worldwide, and that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues and applicants are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We offer flexible and agile working arrangements, blending remote work with our offices in London, Southampton and Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support you.

What's the job?

As an Agile Coach at Kingfisher, you will support squads to build strong Agile ways of working that improve delivery and outcomes. By coaching teams to use Agile tools, data and ceremonies effectively, you will help create better experiences that contribute to Better Homes, Better Lives, for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Coach and teach squads to successfully run all agreed Agile ceremonies, including daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, planning, sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Coach squads to work within Kingfisher Agile processes, principles, tooling and frameworks.
• Deliver targeted learning activities in response to feedback from Domain / Sub‑Domain Leadership.
• Provide squads with data and insights to enable continual improvement; coach them on how to use reporting and data to improve.
• Collect data and insights from squads for use within Business Partnering sessions with Domain / Sub‑Domain Leadership.
• Support squads to introduce new ways of working and grassroots improvement in line with plans agreed by Domain and Sub‑Domain Leaders.
• Provide assurance services at the squad level to understand alignment with Kingfisher Technology Standards, compliance with Enterprise Processes and to identify skill and capability gaps. Share data and insight to support identification of actions that could enable increased squad or team success.
• Conduct maturity assessments to understand Agile maturity at the squad level and identify actions that could enable increased squad or team success.
• Provide input to the Agile Community of Practice, sharing insight and running sessions targeted to drive delivery excellence and continuous improvement.
• Share industry knowledge, best practice and expertise to enable Agile capability and squads to identify ways to continually improve.
• Induct new members of the team into 'Agile at Kingfisher'.
• Provide team‑building and performance coaching to improve culture and communication.
• Support targeted ideation, improvement and innovation events at the Domain / Sub‑Domain level using data and insight to identify improvement areas and work with squads to implement improvement ideas.

What You’ll Bring

• At least 8 years proven experience of Scrum and Agile practices.
• Agile coach experience in a complex and large Agile organisation.
• Proven ability to drive change, take ownership of delivery and be an effective communicator.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload effectively.
• Holder of a recognised Agile Practice Qualification.
• Ability to speak both English and French.

Values

• Be Customer Focused – constantly improving the customer experience.
• Be Human – acting with humanity and care.
• Be Curious – thrive on learning and thinking beyond the obvious.
• Be Agile – working with trust, pace and agility.
• Be Inclusive – acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together.
• Be Accountable – championing the plan to deliver results and growth.

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that new team members bring, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.

We also provide a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.